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Barcelona F1 test: Bottas sets quickest 2017 time yet

Valtteri Bottas was fastest in the second morning session of the final week of 2017 Formula 1 pre-season testing, setting the quickest time of the winter so far. After a low-key Tuesday for the Mercedes team, Bottas catapulted the reigning champion outfit to the head of times on Wednesday with a 1m19.310s on supersoft tyres, a time that came just over two and a half hours into the session. That was a full 0.395s clear of the Finnish driver's best time from the first week of testing, which was set using the ultrasoft compound. Tuesday pacesetter Felipe Massa enjoyed another strong morning, and ended up second fastest – just 0.110s shy in the Williams of his former teammate Bottas, albeit...
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